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Proverbs 4:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 4 · verse 5 · King James Version
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.Proverbs 4:5 · King James Version
Proverbs 4:5 in context
3For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- understandingbîynâhunderstandingH998 →
- declinenâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- forgetshâkachto mislayH7911 →
- wordsʼêmersomething saidH561 →
- Getqânâhto erectH7069 →
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